Commission on Administrative Justice annual report 2013

Abstract

This is the second Annual Report of the Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman) since establishment in November 2011. The Commission is established under Article 59 (4) of the Constitution and the Commission on Administrative Justice Act, 2011. It has the status and powers of a Commission established under Chapter Fifteen of the Constitution. The Commission is empowered to, among other things, investigate any conduct in state affairs or any act or omission in public administration in any sphere of Government, and complaints of abuse of power, unfair treatment, manifest injustice or unlawful, oppressive, unfair or unresponsive official conduct. Further, the Commission has a quasijudicial mandate to deal with maladministration through conciliation, mediation and negotiation where appropriate. A. Tackling Maladministration in the Public Sector i. Complaints Handling ii. Investigations